Storm History: LaSalle County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in LaSalle County, Illinois: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 935
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 95
- Damage
- $100 million
- Episodes
- 518
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 304 | 11 | 77 | $86 million |
| Hail | 168 | 0 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 116 | 0 | 0 | $170,000 |
| Flash Flood | 104 | 0 | 7 | $6.7 million |
| Flood | 72 | 0 | 0 | $5.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 20 | 0 | 0 | $360,000 |
| Drought | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $19,000 |
| Blizzard | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 7 | $2,000 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 17, 2013
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2008
- Flood, September 15, 2008
- Tornado, August 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2021
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Tornado, November 12, 1965
- Tornado, June 14, 1975
- Tornado, April 29, 1984
- Tornado, July 9, 1985
- Tornado, September 29, 1986
- Tornado, August 16, 1987
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flood, April 4, 2023
- Hail, April 13, 2006
- Hail, August 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2019
- Hail, July 17, 2003
- Hail, May 12, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2025
- Hail, September 7, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2014
- Flood, August 13, 2011
- Hail, July 6, 2003
- Hail, April 19, 2000
- Hail, April 19, 2023
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, May 13, 1995
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Tornado, April 20, 2004
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 21, 1964
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Tornado, June 13, 1975
- Tornado, March 4, 1976
- Tornado, August 5, 1979
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, January 7, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, June 24, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, June 10, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Tornado, April 2, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 13, 2026
- Tornado, March 10, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2026
- High Wind, January 14, 2026
- High Wind, December 28, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Drought, October 7, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2025
- Dust Storm, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2025
- Flood, January 31, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Hail, August 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2024
- Flood, August 15, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, July 14, 2024
- Flood, July 10, 2024
- Tornado, June 13, 2024
- Flood, April 28, 2024
- Hail, February 8, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2024
- Flood, January 15, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2023
- Tornado, August 14, 2023
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2023
- Tornado, July 14, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 13, 2023
- Tornado, May 7, 2023
- Hail, April 19, 2023
- Flood, April 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Hail, March 26, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Tornado, November 5, 2022
- Hail, August 29, 2022
- Heat, July 5, 2022
- Flood, July 4, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 13, 2022
- Tornado, April 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2022
- Flood, February 18, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, October 11, 2021
- Hail, September 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Tornado, November 10, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Funnel Cloud, July 20, 2020
- Flood, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2020
- Tornado, May 23, 2020
- Flood, May 17, 2020
- Tornado, May 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 31, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2019
- Hail, August 16, 2019
- Flood, July 18, 2019
- Tornado, June 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2019
- Hail, May 16, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2018
- Tornado, May 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 14, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 10, 2017
- Flood, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Hail, March 7, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- High Wind, January 10, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2016
- Flood, August 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Flood, July 7, 2016
- Hail, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, June 22, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Hail, March 15, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2015
- Tornado, September 18, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 2015
- Tornado, June 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2015
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Blizzard, February 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2015
- Tornado, June 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- High Wind, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Flood, September 18, 2013
- Tornado, September 1, 2013
- Hail, August 30, 2013
- Tornado, June 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2013
- Tornado, June 12, 2013
- Tornado, May 28, 2013
- Flood, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, April 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Hail, August 9, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Tornado, May 6, 2012
- Hail, March 18, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2012
- Hail, September 3, 2011
- Lightning, August 23, 2011
- Flood, August 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2011
- Heat, July 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011
- Tornado, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Flood, May 14, 2011
- Tornado, May 13, 2011
- Flood, May 11, 2011
- Flood, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Strong Wind, March 12, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- Tornado, November 22, 2010
- High Wind, October 27, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Hail, September 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2010
- Tornado, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, April 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Heavy Rain, August 26, 2009
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Flood, July 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2009
- Tornado, June 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2009
- Hail, May 6, 2009
- Flood, April 27, 2009
- Hail, April 20, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in LaSalle CountyEvery warning in LaSalle County since 1986Every county in Illinois
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.